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I had never listened to an album, never bothered to delve into their history. I loved all four songs and have for many years but for some reason I never went further into Floyd’s back catalogue or even the group themselves. Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category CountryPrior to 2019 my only familiarity with English group – Pink Floyd – could be found in the songs Wish You Were Here , Comfortably Numb , Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 and Money. Originally released in 1969.
Pink Floyd is ranked number 3 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank. Ummagumma could have been the greatest live psychedelic music album of them all, and perhaps it still is, by. But it brings us full circle in that we have, like in Gigi-Ummagumma.Hear in it what you will, but English psychedelic music peaked here, courtesy of the sonic beast that was Pink Floyd circa 1969 captured live and in full throat on disc 1 of Ummagumma, the band’s polarizing third album.
In all, there are 15 studio albums to get through. I will NOT be pausing during a David Gilmour solo and I’ll see if I can figure out which one is Pink! I will begin with The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) and conclude with The Endless River (2014). I will listen multiple times – all the way through – and with headphones on. There is, however, one thing left for me to do.Each month I will be listening to a Pink Floyd album in full and writing a reaction on this blog.
Ummagumma would prove to be a divisive album, especially for fans, with some suggesting this isn’t a proper Floyd album. For the fourth album, Pink Floyd decided to work on what turned out to be a double album, one that none of the members would look back on particularly favourably many years later. Previously, we indulged in the group’s soundtrack to the film, More. If you have insights of your own to help me, or just want to share your own love and appreciation of these music legends then please throw a comment my way.Time to grab the headphones and go on a journey…Pink Floyd Pilgrimage #4: Ummagumma (1969)We remain in 1969 for the next stage of our pilgrimage and Pink Floyd’s second album in the calendar year. I will attempt, and likely fail, to rank the albums in order of preference and try – big emphasis on try – to select the best song from each record even though I know they are to be treated as one long piece of music. As far as Pink Floyd are concerned, I am a novice, a mere apprentice and know very little so what I offer here are just my opinions of their music as I take it on board.
He had a desire to create what he termed “real music” so suggested that the four members each come up with their own compositions, essentially going rogue with no input from the other members. That dealt with half of the album, but what about the other half?Richard Wright came up with the idea that would shape the rest of Ummagumma. A double album would be proposed with the first two sides containing live recordings the group did at Mothers Club in Birmingham (April 1969) and Manchester College of Commerce (May 1969). I know, me neither! Anyway, returning to the studio for their fourth album, Pink Floyd were scratching their heads for an idea. That was not the case with Ummagumma , a term said to be Cambridge slang for “sex”. I imagine being a soundtrack it also gave them an idea and theme for the album rather than having to start from scratch.
Of course, this was also a risky venture for not every musician is necessarily good at writing songs.As the 1960s drew to a close, Pink Floyd were gaining more confidence in moving away from the influence and psychedelia of the Syd Barrett era. It was a bold experiment and would allow each of the members to flex their creative muscles. Each member was essentially doing solo work, coming up with their own pieces and recording them.
We also have an indication of the group’s experimentation as the song has a longer run-time than it did on the album. What is interesting here is that the Floyd have kept the song in their set-list post-Barrett with David Gilmour and Richard Wright taking on vocal duties. The song was previously covered in my review of that album so I will not dwell too long on it here. This would be a long and difficult journey for the group across Ummagumma and continuing into the next album, Atom Heart Mother , which will be our focus next month.Ummagumma was released in November 1969 and would offer fans a varied collection of avant garde compositions but what would the response be?The first track on Side One is a live version of Astronomy Domine , written by Syd Barrett, and provided the opening track to Pink Floyd’s debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
It is a privilege to hear the song and you can only imagine what it must have been like to be in that crowd as Waters belted this one out. Why Eugene has an axe is not specified and why he needs to be careful is also unclear but it doesn’t alter the impact of the song. After a few minutes of music we suddenly hear Waters whisper the song’s title before unleashing a stunning scream, maybe even a shriek (no offence, Roger!), that sounds hugely impressive live. The track is most notable for Roger Waters on the lead vocal though the lyrics are sparse but memorable. The song itself is largely an instrumental track and, as with Astronomy Domine , the Floyd threw in an extended version when performing it live. This is quite a novelty, for the song originally appeared as a B-side on the single, Point Me at the Sky , and did not feature on any of the albums by the band.
This song also appeared on the album of the same name. Waters’ faint vocals accompanied by Wright’s organ work retain the atmospheric nature of the song and it sounds so immersive live.The fourth track on the album and the second one on Side Two is A Saucerful of Secrets , written by all members of Pink Floyd. What is notable is that Floyd’s experimental approach to their music is evident with this particular song being almost double in length in its live manifestation. This was the third track on the group’s second album, A Saucerful of Secrets , and was covered in more detail on the blog post about that record so there isn’t a huge amount to add here.
There are some variations here, especially during the Syncopated Pandemonium section. This live recording on Ummagumma weighs in at 13 minutes. The original recording clocked in at 12 minutes.
Roger Waters then completes Side Three with Grantchester Meadows and Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict. Richard Wright is first up with Sysyphus which is comprised of four parts. I would love to have been amongst the crowds in the late sixties to hear the Floyd as they were then.While Sides One and Two featured live recordings, Side Three is split between Richard Wright and Roger Waters.
In Wright’s suite we have four instrumentals with no lyrics in sight. Upon completing the task, Sisyphus watched as the boulder rolled downhill and he had to begin the process again…for all eternity. He was eventually punished by Zeus who forced him to push a large boulder up a steep hill in Hades.
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